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Mounds View City Council February 26, 2018 Regular Meeting Page 6 located on the Crossroad Pointe property. William McCulloch, 5269 Greenfield Avenue, stated he opposed the gun club and the apartments. He suggested condos or some other type of housing be considered for the Crossroad Pointe property. Steve Chambers, 2957 Sherwood Place, explained he has talked to many neighbors and friends that live in Mounds View. He commented 90% are shocked to learn a gun club could be coming into the community. He encouraged the Council to consider how successful the rental of the proposed apartments would be knowing they would be next to a gun club. Linda Metzger, 7810 Gloria Circle, explained she was a retired school teacher and moved to Mounds View three years ago from Shoreview. She believed the proposed Ordinance amendment and gun club had no place in a community that valued children, families and elders. She quoted an article from the Star & Tribune stating, “Guns know no policy except destruction”. She encouraged the Council to consider how much the proposed gun club and Ordinance amendment have already destroyed the City of Mounds View. She described how the community was divided against each other just as the country was divided now more than ever. She stated the City needed leadership that said enough was enough to the easy purchase of guns and the use of guns that were never meant to be in the civilian population. She indicated the City needs leaders that want health and safety. She commended the City Council for creating a main corridor along Mounds View Boulevard that is attractive and family friendly. She was pleased the City had affordable housing and beautiful parks. She encouraged the Council to consider how a gun club would disrupt this community and its safety. She urged the Council to consider how Florida was recently impacted by guns within their schools. She stated if the Council’s vision for the City includes guns, she encouraged the Council to move the gun range to an industrial area away from children, elders and families. She recommended the Council, “just say no” to guns which bring destruction to us all. Sarah Mears, 5292 Edgewood Drive, commented she was not opposed to the gun club. She feared how the proposed apartments would bring down her property value. She noted she and her husband would use the gun range and they were not afraid of it. She indicated gun ranges were not a bad thing. Lavonne Tell, 2840 Woodcrest Drive, stated she was shot at on the freeway 25 years ago. She explained her daughter was 17 at the time the event occurred and noted two shots were fired into the driver side of her vehicle. She indicated this was a very difficult event for her daughter to go through. She encouraged the Council to not consider approving a gun range in Mounds View. Ron Bakke, 5250 Jeffrey Drive, indicated he was a 20-year resident of Mounds View. He believed that the City could do a lot better than the proposed apartments and gun range. He questioned why the Council was in such a hurry and discussed how his property value would be impacted by the proposed development. He stated he saw no positive impacts from the proposed gun range and noted there was a gun range 2.5 miles away in Circle Pines. He encouraged the Mounds View Police Department to visit this range for their training. He believed the City could